He, My Beloved CJ

Translation of Rosy Thomas’s Malayalam ‘Ivan, Ente Priya CJ’ First published in the Journal – The Book Review on http://thebookreviewindia.org/ Translator: G. Arunima Publisher: Women Unlimited Pages: 178 Price: Rs. 350 Playwright par excellence, literary critic,...

Ballad of Kaziranga – A Book Review

Ballad of Kaziranga – A Book Review First published in the Journal – The Book Review on http://thebookreviewindia.org/ Author: Dileep Chandan Translator: Parbina Rashid from the original Assamese Publisher: Niyogi Books Pages: 300 Price: Rs. 450 Kaziranga! The very...

Traitor – A Review

First published in the Journal – The Book Review on http://thebookreviewindia.org/ Translation of Krishan Chander’s classic Urdu novel ‘Ghaddaar’ Translator: Rakhshanda Jalil Publisher: Tranquebar Press by Westland Pages: 107 Price: Rs. 250 In the summer of 1947, the...

The Power of Completion

A friend who has let you down, a relationship where you have let down the other, a son who will not speak with his father, a mother who cannot forgive her daughter… All of us have ‘incompletions’. An incompletion in a relationship is one where something critical is...

A terrorist lives Inside me

A terrorist lives inside of me. Every time I abuse someone silently. Every time I slam a door. Or preach ‘Why can’t you….’ Or shout, ‘How dare he!’ And hug my holier-than-thou self. Every time I curse in impatience. Point my finger in shrill, indignant protest or...